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I was only a little angry, but they went too far with the punishment.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But I am very angry with the other nations that are now enjoying peace and security. I was only a little angry with my people, but the nations inflicted harm on them far beyond my intentions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I am exceedingly angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was angry but a little, they furthered the disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I am very sore displeased with the heathen <i>that are</i> at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I am exceedingly angry with the nations at ease; For I was a little angry, And they helped—<i>but</i> with evil <i>intent.</i>”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I am very angry with the nations who are carefree; for while I was <i>only</i> a little angry, they furthered the disaster.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But I am very angry with the nations who are at ease; for while I was only a little angry, they furthered the disaster.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But I am very angry with the nations who are at ease; for while I was only a little angry, they furthered the disaster.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But I am very wrathful with the nations who are at ease; for I was only a little wrathful, but they helped <i>increase</i> the calamity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But I am very angry with the nations who are at ease <i>and</i> feel secure; for while I was only a little angry, they furthered the disaster [against the people of Israel].”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease, for I was a little angry, but they made the destruction worse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease, for I was a little angry, but they made it worse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />For a while I was angry at the nations, but now I am furious, because they have made things worse for Jerusalem and are not the least bit concerned. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />and I'm very angry with the nations who think they are at ease. I was only a little angry, but they made things worse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and I am very angry with the nations that enjoy quiet and peace. For while I was holding back my anger against my people, those nations made the sufferings of my people worse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I am deeply angry with the nations who are complacent, with whom I was only a little displeased—but they made things worse!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But I am greatly displeased with the nations that take my grace for granted. I was a little displeased with them, but they have only made things worse for themselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I am very angry with the nations that are at ease; for I was but only a little angry, but they added to the calamity."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I am very greatly displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I am very angry with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, but they added to the calamity.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And [with] great wrath I am angry against the nations who are at ease, "" For I was a little angry, and they assisted—for evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And with great wrath I am wroth against the nations who are at ease, For I was a little wroth, and they assisted -- for evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I am angry with great anger against the nations living in quiet: for I was angry a little and they helped for evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I am angry with a great anger with the wealthy nations: for I was angry a little, but they helped forward the evil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And, with a great anger, I am angry with the wealthy nations. Though I had been angry a little, truly they advanced further in evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I am consumed with anger toward the complacent nations; When I was only a little angry, they compounded the disaster. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And I am extremely angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was only a little angry, they made the disaster worse.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I am very angry with the nations who are raging; for while I was but a little angry, they helped to carry the disaster to the extreme.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I am angry with the nations that are in tumult, for I was a little angry and they helped the evil<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and I am very sore displeased with the nations that are at ease; for I was but a little displeased, and they helped for evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I am very angry with the heathen that combine to attack <i>her</i>: forasmuch as I indeed was a little angry, but they combined to attack <i>her</i> for evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/1-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=157" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/1.htm">The Vision of the Horses</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Then the angel who was speaking with me said, “Proclaim this word: This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I am very jealous for Jerusalem and Zion, <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">but I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7110.htm" title="7110: wə·qe·ṣep̄ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A splinter, rage, strife. From qatsaph; a splinter; figuratively, rage or strife.">am fiercely angry</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7107.htm" title="7107: qō·ṣêp̄ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To be angry. A primitive root; to crack off, i.e. burst out in rage."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">the nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/7600.htm" title="7600: haš·ša·’ă·nan·nîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- At ease, secure. From sha'an; secure; in a bad sense, haughty.">that are at ease.</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/4592.htm" title="4592: mə·‘āṭ (Adj-ms) -- A little, fewness, a few. Or miat; from ma'at; a little or few.">was a little</a> <a href="/hebrew/7107.htm" title="7107: qā·ṣap̄·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To be angry. A primitive root; to crack off, i.e. burst out in rage.">angry,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: wə·hêm·māh (Conj-w:: Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">but they</a> <a href="/hebrew/5826.htm" title="5826: ‘ā·zə·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To help, succor. A primitive root; to surround, i.e. Protect or aid.">have added to</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: lə·rā·‘āh (Prep-l:: Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">the calamity.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Isaiah 47:6</a></span><br />I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Jeremiah 50:11</a></span><br />“Because you rejoice, because you sing in triumph—you who plunder My inheritance—because you frolic like a heifer treading grain and neigh like stallions,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-17.htm">Jeremiah 50:17</a></span><br />Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Lamentations 1:5</a></span><br />Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">Lamentations 1:12</a></span><br />Is this nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see! Is there any sorrow like mine, which was inflicted on me, which the LORD made me suffer on the day of His fierce anger?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-15.htm">Ezekiel 25:15-17</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance, taking vengeance with malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast. / I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/35-5.htm">Ezekiel 35:5-6</a></span><br />Because you harbored an ancient hatred and delivered the Israelites over to the sword in the time of their disaster at the final stage of their punishment, / therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-26.htm">Psalm 69:26</a></span><br />For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a></span><br />Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-28.htm">Romans 11:28-32</a></span><br />Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs. / For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable. / Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-14.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:14-16</a></span><br />For you, brothers, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea that are in Christ Jesus. You suffered from your own countrymen the very things they suffered from the Jews, / who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, / hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped forward the affliction.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/1-2.htm">Zechariah 1:2,11</a></b></br> The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7-9</a></b></br> And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: <i>so</i> that thou didst not lay these <i>things</i> to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-11.htm">Jeremiah 48:11-13</a></b></br> Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity: therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed… </p><p class="hdg">for.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/54-8.htm">Isaiah 54:8</a></b></br> In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6,7</a></b></br> For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth… </p><p class="hdg">and.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-26.htm">Psalm 69:26</a></b></br> For they persecute <i>him</i> whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-2.htm">Psalm 83:2-5</a></b></br> For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a></b></br> Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase <i>it</i>, rase <i>it, even</i> to the foundation thereof.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/4-36.htm">Added</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-7.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-12.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/daniel/11-34.htm">Assisted</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-18.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-2.htm">Displeased</a> <a href="/jonah/4-6.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-4.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-14.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-11.htm">Feel</a> <a href="/haggai/2-18.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/ezra/8-36.htm">Furthered</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-14.htm">Great</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-14.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/haggai/2-22.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/daniel/11-34.htm">Helped</a> <a href="/haggai/2-6.htm">Little</a> <a href="/haggai/2-22.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/micah/5-4.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-2.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-4.htm">Untroubled</a> <a href="/micah/7-4.htm">Worse</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-12.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-2.htm">Wroth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Added</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-10.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-2.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-10.htm">Assisted</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-10.htm">Calamity</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-14.htm">Disaster</a> <a href="/matthew/20-24.htm">Displeased</a> <a href="/luke/12-19.htm">Ease</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-2.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/mark/8-2.htm">Feel</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-3.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/ezra/8-36.htm">Furthered</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-4.htm">Great</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-5.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-13.htm">Heathen</a> <a href="/mark/1-31.htm">Helped</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-7.htm">Little</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-21.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-11.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-5.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-4.htm">Untroubled</a> <a href="/matthew/9-16.htm">Worse</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-8.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-14.htm">Wroth</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/1-1.htm">Zechariah exhorts to repentance.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/1-7.htm">The vision of the horses.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/1-12.htm">At the prayer of the angel comfortable promises are made to Jerusalem.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/1-18.htm">The vision of the four horns and the four carpenters.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, these nations, such as Babylon and Assyria, had been instruments of God's judgment against Israel due to their disobedience. However, they went beyond what God intended, acting with excessive cruelty and pride. The term "at ease" suggests complacency and self-satisfaction, indicating that these nations were unconcerned with their own moral state or the suffering they inflicted. This echoes the sentiment found in <a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Isaiah 47:6</a>, where God expresses anger at Babylon for showing no mercy. Theologically, this highlights God's justice and His concern for righteousness, as He holds all nations accountable for their actions.<p><b>For I was a little angry,</b><br>God's initial anger was directed towards Israel due to their persistent idolatry and disobedience, leading to their exile. This "little" anger signifies a measured and purposeful divine response intended for correction and restoration, rather than destruction. It aligns with the concept of divine discipline found in <a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6</a>, where God's correction is an expression of His love. The historical context here is the Babylonian exile, a period of seventy years during which God allowed foreign powers to dominate Israel as a means of chastening His people.<p><b>but they have added to the calamity.</b><br>The nations, particularly Babylon, exacerbated Israel's suffering beyond what God had intended. This phrase indicates that these nations acted with excessive harshness and brutality, adding to the calamity that God had decreed. This is reminiscent of the prophecy in <a href="/jeremiah/50-11.htm">Jeremiah 50:11</a>, where Babylon is condemned for its arrogance and excessive cruelty. Theologically, this underscores the principle that while God may use nations as instruments of His will, they are still responsible for their actions and will be judged accordingly. This also foreshadows the ultimate justice and restoration that God promises to His people, as seen in the broader context of Zechariah's visions, which point to a future hope and the coming of the Messiah.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>A prophet who ministered to the Jewish people after their return from Babylonian exile. His prophecies encouraged the rebuilding of the temple and spiritual renewal.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a></b><br>Refers to the surrounding nations that oppressed Israel and took advantage of their vulnerability during and after the Babylonian exile.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exile.htm">The Exile</a></b><br>The period when the Israelites were taken captive to Babylon, which was a result of their disobedience to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_anger.htm">God's Anger</a></b><br>Represents God's righteous indignation towards the nations that exceeded their role in disciplining Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disaster.htm">The Disaster</a></b><br>The calamity and suffering experienced by Israel during the exile, which was exacerbated by the actions of the surrounding nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>God is sovereign over all nations and uses them according to His purposes. However, He holds them accountable for their actions, especially when they exceed His intended discipline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_complacency.htm">The Danger of Complacency</a></b><br>The nations were at ease, believing they were secure in their power. This complacency led to their downfall. Believers must remain vigilant and humble, recognizing that security comes from God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_compassion_for_his_people.htm">God's Compassion for His People</a></b><br>Even when God disciplines His people, His compassion remains. He is quick to defend them against those who would exploit their suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance_and_obedience.htm">The Importance of Repentance and Obedience</a></b><br>Israel's exile was a result of disobedience, but God’s anger towards the nations shows His desire for justice and righteousness. Believers are called to live in obedience and seek God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>God's anger was "a little," but the nations "furthered the disaster." This teaches us to trust in God's timing and methods, knowing that He will bring about justice in His perfect time.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_zech._1_14-15_align_with_other_biblical_judgments.htm">How does the promised divine judgment in Zechariah 1:14–15 align with or contradict other biblical accounts of God’s dealings with foreign nations? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_joel_3_conflict_with_other_timelines.htm">Why does Joel 3 seem to conflict with timelines in other prophetic books regarding the final judgment and restoration, suggesting possible inconsistencies? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_some_texts_suggest_mercy,_not_judgment.htm">If Obadiah 1:15 predicts universal judgment, why do some other biblical texts suggest mercy and restoration for nations?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_devastation_in_lamentations_1_15.htm">If God promised to protect His people, how do we reconcile that with the devastation in Lamentations 1:15?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The heathen;</span> <span class="accented">the nations</span>, who were God's instruments in punishing Israel. <span class="cmt_word">That are at ease.</span> Living in proud security and self-enjoyment (<a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Isaiah 32:9, 11</a>; <a href="/amos/6-1.htm">Amos 6:1</a>; comp. ver. 11). Septuagint, <span class="greek">τὰ</span> <span class="greek">συνεπιτιθέμενα</span>, "which join in attacking her;" Vulgate, <span class="accented">opulentas</span>, "wealthy," their riches giving them self-confidence. <span class="cmt_word">I was but a little displeased.</span> God had been angry with his people, it is true, but only in measure, chastising them, like a parent, for their good. Others take "a little" (<span class="accented">parum</span>, <span class="greek">ὀλίγα</span>) to mean "for a little time," in allusion to the seventy years' captivity. <span class="cmt_word">And they helped forward the affliction;</span> or, in the LXX., <span class="greek">συνεπέθεντο εἰς κακὰ</span>, "helped for evil; "Vulgate, <span class="accented">adjuverunt in malum.</span> They exceeded their part as mere instruments in God's hands, and wished to destroy Israel altogether, or to oppress them beyond the purposed period of their chastisement. A similar complaint is made against the Assyrians (<a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5</a>, etc.) and the Babylonians (<a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Isaiah 47:6</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/1-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">but I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am fiercely angry</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקֶ֤צֶף</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qe·ṣep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7110.htm">Strong's 7110: </a> </span><span class="str2">A splinter, rage, strife</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגּוֹיִ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that are at ease.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשַּֽׁאֲנַנִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(haš·ša·’ă·nan·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7600.htm">Strong's 7600: </a> </span><span class="str2">Secure, haughty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was a little</span><br /><span class="heb">מְּעָ֔ט</span> <span class="translit">(mə·‘āṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4592.htm">Strong's 4592: </a> </span><span class="str2">A little, fewness, a few</span><br /><br /><span class="word">angry,</span><br /><span class="heb">קָצַ֣פְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ṣap̄·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7107.htm">Strong's 7107: </a> </span><span class="str2">To crack off, burst out in rage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but they</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵ֖מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hêm·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have increased</span><br /><span class="heb">עָזְר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·zə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5826.htm">Strong's 5826: </a> </span><span class="str2">To surround, protect, aid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the calamity.’</span><br /><span class="heb">לְרָעָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·rā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/1-15.htm">Zechariah 1:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/1-15.htm">Zechariah 1:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/1-15.htm">Zechariah 1:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/1-15.htm">Zechariah 1:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/1-15.htm">Zechariah 1:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/1-15.htm">Zechariah 1:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/1-15.htm">Zechariah 1:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/1-15.htm">Zechariah 1:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/1-15.htm">Zechariah 1:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/1-15.htm">Zechariah 1:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/1-15.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 1:15 I am very angry with the nations (Zech. 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